A collection of diverse yet interconnected essays from one of the world’s most respected historians. Carlo Ginzburg has been at the forefront of the discipline of microhistory ever since his earliest works were published to great acclaim in the 1970s. The Soul of Brutes brings together four of Ginzburg’s recent scintillating essays and lectures that testify to the diversity of ...(展开全部)

The Seat of the Soul is about the birth of a new species -- and the explosion of human perception past the five senses. It is about the values of the soul -- harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life. It is about authentic power -- the alignment of the personality with the soul. It is about nonphysical guides and Teachers. The Seat of the Soul is written for the...(展开全部)

In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy, The Opium War explores the disastrous British foreign-relations move that became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism, and depicts China’s hero...(展开全部)

AN ANGOULEME AWARD WINNER RETURNS WITH A PARABLE ABOUT LIFE IN THE ART WORLD "The Making Of" is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, "The Wrong Place." With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is i...(展开全部)

弗雷德里克•罗格瓦尔（FredrikLogevall），哈佛大学国际事务研究中心劳伦斯•D.贝尔弗教授(the Laurence D.Belfer Professor),同时在肯尼迪政府学院和历史系任职。他有9部作品，本书获普利策图书奖。弗雷德里克的随笔和评论文章经常被刊登在《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《洛杉矶时报》，以及《政治家》《每日野兽》《外交事务》上。他出生于瑞典斯德哥尔摩，曾是美国对外关系历史学家协会主席，以及美国外交关系委员会以及美国历史学家协会成员。弗雷德里克现住在美国马萨诸塞州的坎布里奇。

“This extraordinary work of modern history combines powerful narrative thrust, deep scholarly authority, and quiet interpretive confidence.”—Francis Parkman Prize citation “A balanced, deeply researched history of how, as French colonial rule faltered, a succession of American leaders moved step by step down a road toward full-blown war.”—Pulitzer Prize citation “Fredrik Logev...(展开全部)

弗雷德里克•罗格瓦尔（FredrikLogevall），哈佛大学国际事务研究中心劳伦斯•D.贝尔弗教授(the Laurence D.Belfer Professor),同时在肯尼迪政府学院和历史系任职。他有9部作品，本书获普利策图书奖。弗雷德里克的随笔和评论文章经常被刊登在《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《洛杉矶时报》，以及《政治家》《每日野兽》《外交事务》上。他出生于瑞典斯德哥尔摩，曾是美国对外关系历史学家协会主席，以及美国外交关系委员会以及美国历史学家协会成员。弗雷德里克现住在美国马萨诸塞州的坎布里奇。

An engaging, highly readable, character-driven account of the war that transformed China, and which continues to loom large over modern Chinese history. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy,...(展开全部)